Break-ups are hard. Whether the relationship ended on a bad note or if the decision was mutual, breaking up with a significant other is never a pleasant experience. But, what’s even harder than ending it with a boyfriend? Ending it with a roommate.
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In 2004, New York University’s student run paper, The Washington Square News, released an article about an NYU student named Steve Stanzak, better known around campus as the Bobst Boy. His living arrangement made him different than the other students, for a very special reason. Stanzak could not afford living on campus or the lavish apartment life of New York City—giving him the idea to live in the Bobst Library.
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Now that we have officially entered October, scarves are making a major appearance. Want to get away from the traditional styling? Valley’s here to give you the latest advice on unique scarf looks. We talked to Heidi McNeal from Dwellings, who gave us great scarf fashion tips and tricks.
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It’s 2 a.m. and you find yourself staring at the fridge. You already ate dinner earlier that evening but you find yourself at the same place around the same time, three times a week. Next thing you know, you are stuffing food down your throat just because. You eat until you feel “satisfied” because you didn’t eat the slice of pizza that all your friends ate during lunch that day. You didn’t eat it because you thought it was “unhealthy” for you.
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Pumpkin spice everything, North Faces for days, and the realization that it’s only going to get colder from here – if you’re over all that is fall, take a second and reconsider that summer #TBT you were about to post, because we think we might have exactly what you’re looking for.
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For Penn Staters, there is no in between. Either you bleed blue and white, or you don’t go here. Statistically speaking, Penn State has some inimitable qualities. 24 campuses, the largest student-run philanthropic event in the world, and thousands of scholars bound by lion loyalty, especially in State College.
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The gravel road took several sharp turns through what seemed to be endless corn fields before I finally arrived. Hints of color caught my eye as I whizzed past sunlit trees speckled with evidence that the season change was well underway. I pulled up to the long-awaited clearing situated along the edge of a small forest, immediately noticing the abundance of wood.
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Netflix recently announced they are streaming all seven seasons of the beloved “Gilmore Girls” starting Oct. 1. It is time to go back to Stars Hallow and relive the glory days. There is a lot to be learned from Gilmore Girls about life and relationships. To be honest, Rory Gilmore taught us how to handle college like a pro. She attended Yale University and eventually became editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News.
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Penn State students, meet Amanda Elser! Amanda is currently living her dream in New York City as the Beauty Editor at the magazine we all grew up reading, Seventeen. She started as the beauty assistant and quickly climbed the latter to beauty editor in less than a year (impressive, right?!). Amanda is in charge of creating fun, unique and relatable beauty content for the monthly magazine as well as contributing to Seventeen’s website.
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As a man, I realize that I will never understand women, no matter how hard I try. There are even times when despite all of the chaos around the world, nothing represents a true war better than the battle of the sexes. Yet at first glance, this war doesn’t seem very logical: shouldn’t we have everything in common?
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What are the two things every girl (and probably every human being alive) hates? Spiders and sweat. Sorry, not sorry – spiders are gross. And as for sweat, nothing player-hates harder on your high-roller status than walking into class with your hair plastered to your forehead.
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If you’re like us, you probably don’t eat enough green stuff. The latest dietary guidelines recommend nine servings of vegetables a day for a 2000 calorie diet. No one we know loves salads enough to eat them for every meal of the day.
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So you finally committed to spending a semester of college abroad. You have been through months of applications, paperwork, and deadlines and you can see the light at the end of the tunnel! But there are still some things you have not taken care of yet, like considering budget or packing. There is something else you need to consider: where you are going to live.
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So, I would like to think that I’m technologically savvy, and can pick up on the latest apps and internet trends in a millisecond. But what in the actual world is Yik Yak? No. Seriously. What is it? Also, what kind of animal is that even supposed to be?
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Dear Derek Jeter, I got my first Yankee baseball jersey when I was eight and it had your name and the number two on the back of it, but I honestly had no idea who you were. My little brother would babble non-stop about the beloved Yankee Captain and it really meant nothing to me, until I went to my first Yankee game.
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With a season change comes a wardrobe change, and a basic girl’s favorite time of year is coming around again. Riding boots, oversized sweaters and knit scarves are on the rise. But before you scour the stores for your perfect patterned cardi, let’s bring it back to the classic – black.
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Grey’s Anatomy Season 11 will be back on September 25th, 2014. Grey’s addicts from all over the country having been anxiously waiting for the upcoming season and all the drama that comes with it.
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They’re everywhere. If you go to Penn State, chances are you have one of these in your closet. You wear them to bed, to the library, to your 8 a.m. class, to work and every place in between. It’s the spirit jersey takeover.
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Let me set the scene. Big event this coming weekend? Feel that tickle in your throat. Heavy work load? Cue the cough. It seems sickness always comes creeping in when you need your health and so the story goes. Plus, Penn State friends, even as all of the pressures of daily life swarm around in that head of yours, one dreadful thought lingers in the back of your mind. To UHS or not to UHS, that is the question.
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September is in full swing and that can only mean one thing to Penn State students: exams are coming. It’s been a wonderful few weeks of relaxing and doing a few reading assignments here and there, but let’s face it: sylly week is long gone and exams are upon us. There are many emotions we feel when we realize that we’ll be taking exams soon, but most of them can be broken down into Kubler-Ross’s Five stages of Loss and Grief.
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